Four Iowan’s Attempt Citizen’s Arrest On Karl Rove | AHN | July 27, 2008 Des Moines, Iowa (AHN) — Four people were arrested Friday for attempting to make a citizen’s arrest on Karl Rove.The group of three Catholic workers and a retired Methodist minister and Peace and Justice Advocate were cited for trespassing and released [...]
The following continues the series of paired interviews with artists carried out here and at This Too Will Pass. Leah Beeferman is a young artist who recently had the opportunity to show her work at Philadelphia’s SPACE 1026. SPACE turned 10 years old this year, and it’s one of the focal points for the alternative [...]
Had a great email exchange with Brian Sherwin of myartspace.com over the last few days, which culminated as an interview published on the myartspace blog. There’re bits on my work, dissertation, inspirations, even a question on Creative Commons and a few other little tidbits not published anywhere else to date. Check it out. snip / [...]
Separate ones for grad and undergrad artists: myartspace.com has created a scholarship program for students of artistic merit wishing to continue their education in an approved MFA, BFA or higher level degree program for the arts. The scholarship is intended for students who exhibits exceptional artistic excellence in all mediums of the visual arts including [...]
I just saw this sign for the first time. It reads, “Connecticut Welcomes You. Birthplace of George W. Bush. We Apologize.” Awesome (Updated note: it turns out that this sign is a mash-up / fake, but still awesome in my opinion. See comments for more.) Tags: art, news and politics, pop culture, re-blog tidbits, uncategorical
The man in this photograph, taken in Jamaica four years ago, is believed to be Banksy. From here. Yup. And it’s pretty much what we’d expect. And I hate that it matters – his work is just as good (or bad, depending who you ask; I think he pretty much rocks, if you care to [...]
For my South African readers: ArtHeat is calling for submissions for it’s new Project page. Depending on funds this will be happening every three months on a permanent basis. Here’s the deal: ArtHeat is offering a grant of up to R1500 to any artist or group towards the production of new work. The medium is [...]
Acting on orders is a new project by the likes of South African artists Barend de Wet, Douglas Gimberg and Christian Nerf. Please note that this opportunity is only open to American citizens. Feel free to email your order today to MuseumOfContemporaryArt@gmail.com Me? I asked them to share a really good cheeseburger. I’m admittedly unsure [...]
I’ve done some work with Jeanette Ginslov in the past, and she often re-uses my CC / open source ware from elicit in her productions – in ways I never imagined or foresaw. Jeanette was an early adopter of new technologies in the dance world, and that goes double for the fact that she is [...]
Looking forward to seeing this show in joburg. MacGarry is also one of the lads behind Avant Car Guard… From my inbox: Michael MacGarry, The Fetish, 2008, Inkjet print on cotton paper, 56 x 86cm, edition of 10 When enough people start saying the same thing. A solo exhibition by Michael MacGarry Opens [...]
